Openbox Logout, Reboot & Shutdown Script

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
source:
http://crunchbang.org/archives/2008/04/01/openbox-logout-reboot-and-shutdown-script/

I have been using the latest Openbox release [3.4.7-pre2] for the last few weeks and so far I have been impressed. One of the new features from the latest release is a GDM control script. The script basically allows for a user to send reboot and shutdown signals to GDM from within the Openbox environment. This provides a means to reboot/shutdown an Openbox system in a clean and efficient manner.

I have written the following PyGTK script to take advantage of the new GDM control. Python is not currently a language that I am too familiar with, so please feel free to rip the script to bits improve as you see fit.

#!/usr/bin/env python

import pygtk
pygtk.require('2.0')
import gtk
import os

class DoTheLogOut:

   # Cancel/exit
   def delete_event(self, widget, event, data=None):
       gtk.main_quit()
       return False

   # Logout
   def logout(self, widget):
       os.system("openbox --exit")

   # Reboot
   def reboot(self, widget):
       os.system("gdm-control --reboot && openbox --exit")

   # Shutdown
   def shutdown(self, widget):
       os.system("gdm-control --shutdown && openbox --exit")

   def __init__(self):
       # Create a new window
       self.window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
       self.window.set_title("Exit? Choose an option:")
       self.window.set_resizable(False)
       self.window.set_position(1)
       self.window.connect("delete_event", self.delete_event)
       self.window.set_border_width(20)

       # Create a box to pack widgets into
       self.box1 = gtk.HBox(False, 0)
       self.window.add(self.box1)

       # Create cancel button
       self.button1 = gtk.Button("Cancel")
       self.button1.set_border_width(10)
       self.button1.connect("clicked", self.delete_event, "Changed me mind :)")
       self.box1.pack_start(self.button1, True, True, 0)
       self.button1.show()

       # Create logout button
       self.button2 = gtk.Button("Log out")
       self.button2.set_border_width(10)
       self.button2.connect("clicked", self.logout)
       self.box1.pack_start(self.button2, True, True, 0)
       self.button2.show()

       # Create reboot button
       self.button3 = gtk.Button("Reboot")
       self.button3.set_border_width(10)
       self.button3.connect("clicked", self.reboot)
       self.box1.pack_start(self.button3, True, True, 0)
       self.button3.show()

       # Create shutdown button
       self.button4 = gtk.Button("Shutdown")
       self.button4.set_border_width(10)
       self.button4.connect("clicked", self.shutdown)
       self.box1.pack_start(self.button4, True, True, 0)
       self.button4.show()

       self.box1.show()
       self.window.show()

def main():
   gtk.main()

if __name__ == "__main__":
   gogogo = DoTheLogOut()
   main()

Tagged with: code, crunchbanglinux, openbox, python

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9 Responses to “Openbox Logout, Reboot & Shutdown Script”

1. uterrorista wrote, Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

   Hi! Looks god to me. But, how do i run the script?? :D

2. Philip wrote, Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

   Hi uterrorista
   To create/run the script, copy it into a new file say, /usr/bin/openbox-logout and make the file executable. You can then call the script from your Openbox menu or via the terminal with openbox-logout — or whatever you named the file.

   I should also have mentioned that the GDM features are available in Openbox 3.4.7-pre2.

I personally choose for a keybinding in the rc.xml file:


openbox-logout